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Susceptibility to smoking by province

The percentage of never-smokers in grades 7-9 who were susceptible to smoking varied significantly by province85 (Figure 7.6). For example, just 30.9% of studentsin Prince Edward Island were susceptible to smoking, while 43.1% of students in Nova Scotia were susceptible.

Figure 7.5 data table with 95% confidence intervals

Percentage of never-smokers in Grades 7-9 who were susceptible to smoking, by province, 2016-2017

Canada

34.0 [32.7-35.2]

British Columbia

34.5 [31.9-37.2]

Alberta

34.3 [32.1-36.4]

Saskatchewan

37.8 [34.5-41.2]

Manitoba

32.9 [30.0-35.9]

Ontario

33.3 [31.1-35.6]

Quebec

33.6 [31.3-35.9]

New Brunswick

*

Nova Scotia

43.1 [40.8-45.4]

Prince Edward Island

30.9 [29.2-32.67]

Newfoundland & Labrador

33.2 [30.7-35.7]

*New Brunswick declined to participate in the 2016-17 cycle of the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS)